II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE13
Main site or place of performance:
North East Lincolnshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Green Paper and the implementation of the MHSTS in North East Lincolnshire (NEL) aim to:
— fund 2 new MHSTS to provide extra capacity for early intervention and ongoing help within educational settings,
— reduce health inequalities and vulnerabilities of children and young people who are living within NEL’s most deprived wards,
— provide support earlier for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health and emotional well-being in educational settings,
— reduce stigma and normalise mental health and emotional well-being, whilst addressing the barriers for children and young people accessing support,
— transform support for children and young people’s mental health and emotional well-being,
— provide additional integrated support to ensure that children and young people can access appropriate support all year round.
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTS) will support children and young people, providing extra capacity for early intervention support within school and college settings.
The Green Paper (2018) and the successful bid for the MHSTS will enable NEL to expand the current provision with the implementation of the teams for children and young people and offer support earlier to prevent mental health and emotional well-being issues escalating where a more intensive response would be required.
The 3 core elements that the MHSTS will provide are:
— deliver evidence based interventions for mild to moderate mental health and emotional well-being issues,
— support the designated senior mental health lead in each setting, and
— provide timely advice to school and college staff.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 16
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There is a further possibility of 2 x 12 month extension periods dependent upon performance and NHS England in partnership with the Department for Education agreeing to further funding allocations. NHS England have not clarified the budget envelope beyond the 15 months funding.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Some staff roles will be provided traiing as part of the trailblazer scheme, please refer to the specification for full details.
Lotting was considered for this tender but it was decided that it was not appropriate as a single supplier was most suitable.